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The news section consists of press releases, GMC statements and web news. The list below contains all items. If you wish, you can filter out types of news using the filter button below.

Press Release: General Medical Council welcomes new lay member to Council

01 September 2010

The General Medical Council today welcomes the appointment of a new member to its governing body.

Press Release: Fitness to Practise Panels & Investigation Committee hearings week commencing 6 September 2010

30 August 2010

Fitness to Practise Panels & Investigation Committee hearings week commencing 6 September 2010

Press Release: Hearing dates set

30 August 2010

The following doctors have received a Notice of Inquiry from the GMC. This confirms the start date, length and location of their Fitness to Practise hearing. Please note these dates may be subject to change.

Press Release: Views wanted on GMC equality and diversity proposals to improve patient care

13 August 2010

Patients, doctors and the organisations that represent them are being invited by the General Medical Council to provide comments on the three-year plan for its Equality Scheme.

Web News: Essential maintenance to our web systems, 12 August from 20:00-24:00

11 August 2010

Attention: a message for users of LRMP and MyGMC

Press Release: New e-learning session on GMC end of life care guidance is launched

02 August 2010

A new e-learning session focusing on the General Medical Council's new guidance on treatment and care towards the end of life is now available to all doctors via e-ELCA, End of Life Care for All (1).

Web News: Professional and Linguistic Assessments (PLA) Board vacancies

02 August 2010

We have three vacancies on the Board due to current members' terms of office coming to an end.

Web News: New confidentiality learning materials launched

30 July 2010

Following the publication of our Confidentiality guidance, we have developed a set of new online learning materials which are available on our Confidentiality learning materials homepage.

Press Release: National Training Surveys close with record response rates

29 July 2010

The latest National Training Surveys have closed with record responses.